Nationwide Financial announces fourth quarter earnings release and conference call
January 4, 2006
InvestorContact:
Mark Barnett
Vice President, Investor Relations
614-677-5331
Media Contact:
Jeff Botti
Director, Public Relations
614 249-6339
COLUMBUS, Ohio— Nationwide Financial Services, Inc. (NYSE: NFS), will announce its fourth quarter 2005 earnings after the close of trading at the New York Stock Exchange on February 9. The company will host a conference call from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m. EDT on February 10 to discuss the fourth quarter 2005 results. To participate in the call, dial 706-634-1139. Please dial into the call 10 to 15 minutes early to facilitate timely connection.
A simultaneous Webcast of the call also will be available from the investor relations section of the company’s Web site at www.nationwide.com.
Anyone unable to participate in the call can listen to a replay starting at 2 p.m. February 10 through midnight February 17 by dialing 706-645-9291, conference ID 3994551. An audio archive and transcript of the call will be posted to the investor relations section of the company’s Web site within 48 hours of the call.
Nationwide Financial has adopted a quiet period, during which it no longer publishes or updates its current expectations and forecasts and company representatives will not comment on the company’s financial results or expectations. The quiet period for the fourth quarter will be January 19 through February 9.
Columbus-based Nationwide Financial is the holding company for the domestic retirement savings operations of Nationwide, which owns 63 percent of the outstanding common shares of NFS. The major operating subsidiary of NFS is Nationwide Life Insurance Company. To obtain investor materials, including the company’s 2004 annual report, Form 10-K, and other corporate announcements, please visit the investor relations portion of our web site at www.nationwide.com.
